Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 3.djvu/205

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PUBLIC LAW 105-261—OCT. 17, 1998 112 STAT. 2035 (7) The funding provided for those programs for each of the four Armed Forces for each of fiscal years 1994 through 1999 and the amount projected to be provided for those programs for fiscal year 2000 and, if the amount provided for any of those programs for any such year is less that the amount needed to fully fund that program for that year, an explanation of the reasons for the shortfall. SEC. 573. ADVANCEMENT OF BENJAMIN O. DAVIS, JUNIOR, TO GRADE OF GENERAL ON THE RETIRED LIST OF THE AIR FORCE. (a) AUTHORITY.— The President is authorized to advance President. Lieutenant General Benjamin O. Davis, Junior, United States Air Force, retired, to the grade of general on the retired list of the Air Force. (b) ADDITIONAL BENEFITS NOT TO ACCRUE. —An advancement of Benjamin O. Davis, Junior, to the grade of general on the retired list of the Air Force under subsection (a) shall not increase or change the compensation or benefits from the United States to which any person is now or may in the future be entitled based upon the military service of the said Benjamin O. Davis, Junior. SEC. 574. SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCERNING ADHERENCE BY CIVILIANS IN MILITARY CHAIN OF COM- MAND TO THE STANDARD OF EXEMPLARY CONDUCT REQUIRED OF COMMANDING OFFICERS AND OTHERS IN AUTHORITY IN THE ARMED FORCES. It is the sense of the House of Representatives that civilians in the military chain of command (as provided in section 162(b) of title 10, United States Code) should (in the same manner as is required by law of commanding officers and others in authority in the Armed Forces)— (1) show in themselves a good example of virtue, honor, and patriotism and subordinate themselves to those ideals; (2) be vigilant in inspecting the conduct of all persons who are placed under their command; (3) guard against and put an end to all dissolute and immoral practices and correct, according to the laws and regulations of the Armed Forces, all persons who are guilty of them; and (4) take all necessary and proper measures, under the laws, regulations, and customs of the Armed Forces, to promote and safeguard the morale, the physical well-being, and the general welfare of the officers and enlisted persons under their command or charge. TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances Sec. 601. Increase in basic pay for fiscal year 1999. Sec. 602. Rate of pay for cadets and midshipmen at the service academies. Sec. 603. Basic allowance for housing outside the United States. Sec. 604. Basic allowance for subsistence for reserves. Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays Sec. 611. Three-month extension of certain bonuses and special pay authorities for reserve forces.